August 9, 2024
Artists

More Spatial Audio tracks could flood into Apple Music as artists encouraged by 10% royalty boost for surround sound format streams

Apple Music will now pay up to 10% more to artists who create music in its immersive spatial audio format, as the company looks to push its surround sound format.  According to Music Business Worldwide, from January “music available in Spatial Audio on Apple Music will receive a greater share of royalties from the platform.”

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GQ Absorbing Pitchfork is Bad for Music Artists, Fans

Not everyone likes Pitchfork Media. Its reviews, with their clever 0.0 – 10.0 ranking system, have been loved by fans of bands many had never heard of but often decried by more popular artists for whom the publication’s critics rarely had an affinity. But, the announcement that the three-decades-old organization is being absorbed by men’s

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How a Sojourn Into Tribal Politics Awoke Artist Natalie Ball to the Power of the Personal

Natalie Ball with two of her children, 2022. Photo: Kunu Bearchum and Tim Keenan Burgess. Courtesy of artist. A solo show at the Whitney is a major achievement for any artist, but in the case of Natalie Ball, whose exhibition “Bilwi naats Ga’niipci” currently occupies the museum’s first-floor gallery, the feat is extra impressive.   Just

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Shabran hosts artists’ symposium ‘In Footsteps of Heritage’

A symposium of artists themed “In the Footsteps of Heritage” (İrsin izi ilə) will take place in Shabran on January 22-27. The event is co-organized by Leyla Khazari Art-Gallery and Shabran Wellbeing Resort to demonstrate Azerbaijan’s rich heritage, traditions and examples of ancient arts through the eyes of contemporary artists, Azernews reports. The project aims

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Apple will pay artists more to have a spatial audio version on Apple Music

Image Credits: TechCrunch Apple will pay additional royalties starting this month to artists if they have a spatial audio version on Apple Music, according to multiple reports. The company will pay up to 10% additional royalty if an artist has all their songs in spatial audio, per a report by 9to5Mac. The extra money doesn’t

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How Infinity Song Redefines Black Artists in Soft Rock With ‘Hater’s Anthem’ | News

Black Gen-Z youth are more musically agnostic than ever. They aren’t trapped enjoying or creating art in music genres considered “Urban.” There isn’t a better example than the rise of popular Black artists in contemporary rock stateside. Rock music may have once historically marginalized the ethnicities that originated the genre. In recent times, contemporary artists

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Palestinian artists on their performance piece Losing It – playing in Hong Kong – and how living in a war zone affects one’s senses and identity

Turning this vulnerability into artistic expression, two Palestinian artists have co-created Losing It, a performance art piece to be shown in Hong Kong on February 27 and 28 as part of the Hong Kong Arts Festival’s “Arab Arts Focus” series. Samar Haddad King is a live musician and soundscape artist with Palestinian heritage, and the

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Leading Land Art Work by Mary Miss Is Imperiled by Its Patron

The American land artist and designer Mary Miss was traveling in Europe in October when she received the kind of news that no one in her line of work wants to hear. One of her most significant artworks, owned by an Iowa museum, would need to be closed to the public because it had fallen

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How To Keep Artists And Songs In Your Mind For Long Periods Of Time

In today’s world of over-stimulation and music saturation, we need to activate our long-term memory Photo by Soundtrap on Unsplash The music ecosystem is more saturated than ever. With music streaming sites like Spotify, Apple, Tidal, and Amazon Music hitting us with 100,000 new songs daily, it’s impossible to keep up with the noise. Thanks

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NKollectiv features guest artist SA Bennett and new work by member artists

NKollectiv, 960 Santa Fe Drive, regularly features a delightful selection of styles and techniques and it is freshening up the gallery this month with new works that are sure to brighten up the winter doldrums. “ReMix” is on view through Feb. 11. Work by guest artist SA Bennett will be featured alongside member artists Kelly

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